Shake Down Cruise

The weather hit the low 50 degree mark the past two days so it was time to fire up the r100S/6 and take some shake down runs. Ran about 10 miles around the neighborhood yesterday and another 50 miles further into town today. Stopped often to check things over. Added a bit of transmission and engine oil. Tightened a few bolts and basically felt things over. Had to rethink and rebuild a lower mount for the Friction Damper yesterday. My design was crap and things were tweeking within 10 miles. Had a nasty low speed wobble after hitting a bump this afternoon. Tightened the damper more....might need to look into a hydraulic damper also. Already have the mount for one on the forks....Have not yet repaired the front brakes so call me brave....or stupid.......


Pardon the "Cell Phone Camera" quality photos


Bike was a little cold blooded but once warmed up she ran well....a LOT of power and highway speeds were quick to attain...just so I didn't need to stop in a hurry......
I took care in riding and know the limits of riding with just a rear brake...but that didn't keep me from running up to 60+ MPH on the Airport Road. Like I said...brave or stupid....



My last few miles coming home were a struggle as the valves tightened up and were out of adjustment....expected with a new top end. Will need to retorque the heads and reset the valves next. Also have done some inquiries concerning the Tokico Disc Brakes and will attempt to find rebuild kits for the calipers and a rebuild kit for the dual master cylinder...if it is salvagable.....things will now sit for a while as I need to travel for work for a few weeks.
Purchased a new 20' widebody cargo trailer this week. Spent a couple days setting it up with shelves etc. I'll now be able to ride the sidehack rig into the trailer without pulling off the hack. The old narrower trailer went as a trade in....